Haynes leads Van Buren at Central Lee

The Warrior senior placed first in both the long jump (15’ 4”) and 100-meter hurdles (15.9). The shuttle hurdle relay team of Haynes, Allison Dickinson, Steph Woodruff and Kimberly Heisel crossed the finish line in 1:19 for gold.

The three wins were the only first-place finishes for the Warriors, who ended up fourth out of eight teams with an 88-point tally. Host Central Lee won the title with 155 points, while Danville was second (114) and Lone Tree claimed third place (100).

Van Buren received a pair of second-place finishes from junior Unity Daugherty in both the 3000-meter run (12:11) and the 1500 (5:46). In addition, the 4x800 relay team of Caitlyn Millard, Sydney Atwood, Alicia Fitzsimmons and Carissa Kobelt claimed second place with a time of 12:40.

Jordan Billups, Aletha Wenke, Jordan Gire and Heisel combined to finish third in the 4x200 with a time of 2:16.

The Warriors have a week off before returning to action April 9 in Bloomfield.